H4920 H4920
Meshelemyahu/Meshelemyah — personal name, a Levitical gatekeeper in David's time
This personal name, meaning something like 'YHWH repays' or 'YHWH restores,' belongs to a Levite who served as a gatekeeper in the tabernacle and temple service. The name appears with slight variations (Meshelemyah, Meshelemyahu) and is associated with the Korahite division of temple gatekeepers. Chronicles identifies him as a contemporary of David who organized the gatekeeping duties, and he's likely the same person called Shelemiah or Shallum elsewhere in the genealogies. The Greek versions transliterate the name as Mesollam or Selemias, reflecting its pronunciation variations.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A Levitical personal name, specifically a Korahite gatekeeper. 1 Chronicles 9:21 identifies 'Meshelemyah son of Kore' as 'gatekeeper of the entrance to the tent of meeting,' a position established in the early period. 1 Chronicles 26:1-2, 9 provides fuller detail: Meshelemyahu (or Meshelemyah) was from the Korahites, had seven sons who also served as gatekeepers, and was part of David's organization of temple duties. The name likely derives from shalam ('repay, restore') plus Yah, suggesting 'YHWH repays.' He may be identical with Shelemiah (26:14) and Shallum (9:17), showing name variations for the same individual. 4×
AR["مَشَلَمْيَا", "مَشَلْمِيَاهُو", "وَ-لِمَشَلْمِيَاهُو"]·ben["আর-মেশেলেমিয়ের", "মশেলেমীয়ার", "মেশেলেমিয়"]·DE["[ולמשלמיהו]", "[משלמיה]", "[משלמיהו]"]·EN["And-to-Meshelemyahu", "Meshelemyah", "Meshelemyahu"]·FR["[ולמשלמיהו]", "[משלמיה]", "[משלמיהו]"]·heb["ו-ל-משלמיהו", "משלמיה", "משלמיהו"]·HI["और-मशेलेम्याहू-के-लिए", "मशेलेम्याह", "मशेलेम्याहू"]·ID["Meselemya", "dan-bagi-Meselemya"]·IT["[ולמשלמיהו]", "[משלמיה]", "[משלמיהו]"]·jav["Lan-dhateng-Méselemya", "Méselemya", "Mésélémya"]·KO["그리고-에-대한-므셀레먀후", "므셀레먀후", "므셸레미야"]·PT["E-para-Meshelemyahu", "Meshelemyah", "Meshelemyahu"]·RU["Мешелемьи", "Мешелемьягу", "и-Мешелемье", "и-Мешелемьягу"]·ES["Meselemías", "Y-para-Meselemías"]·SW["Meshelemia", "Meshelemiya", "na-kwa-Meshelemiya"]·TR["Meşelemya", "Meşelemya'nın", "Ve-Meşelemya'nın"]·urd["اور-مسلمیاہ-کے", "مسلمیاہ", "مشلمیاہ-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מְשֶׁלֶמְיָ֫ה(וּ) n.pr.m. Μεσολλαμια, etc.: Levite -יָה 1 Ch 9:21, -יָ֫הוּ (𝔊L Σελεμιας) 26:1, 2, 9 (= שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ 2, שַׁלּוּם 12 a).